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N2 る-verb, Intransitive verb

()けるto age, to grow old

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    1. る-verb, Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age

    All Forms

    老ける 【ふける】化ける 【ふける】

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      八十(はちじゅっ)(さい)祖母(そぼ)()けています

      My eighty-year-old grandmother is growing old.

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      ()けないように若作(わかづく)りに(ちから)()れる。

      I put effort into staying young to avoid aging.

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      (ぼく)は、お年寄(としよ)りになっても()けたくないです。

      I don't want to show marks of age even when I become elderly.

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      運動(うんどう)をしない(かぎ)り、(からだ)はどんどん()けていく一方(いっぽう)です。

      Unless you exercise, your body will continue to age rapidly.

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      年配(ねんぱい)(ひと)()かって「()けている」というのは失礼(しつれい)(きわ)まりない。

      It is extremely rude to tell an older person that they are 'aged'.

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